WSG Elects 2016-2017 Board of Directors

October, 2016 - Houston, Texas

WSG is pleased to announce the election of the 2016-2017 Board of Directors including officers: Larry Pascal, Haynes and Boone, LLP as Chair; Mark Harty, LCS & Partners as Chair-Elect; Francesco Gianni, Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners as Secretary and Alejandro Antillon, Pacheco Coto as Treasurer.

The 15th Annual Meeting also marked the election of four new Directors to the Board: Dirk W. Kolvenbach, Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek; Putri Noor Shariza Noordin, Shearn Delamore & Co.; Koos Pretorius, ENSafrica and Judith Whitehead, Graham Thompson. The newly elected Directors will serve a four-year term and round out the 2016-2017 Board with the important exercise of full global representation of the membership.

Outgoing Chair Gary Assim, Partner at Shoosmiths, transitioned his position to incoming Chair, Larry Pascal and extended a heartfelt appreciation and acknowledgement of dedicated participation to our outgoing Directors Corina Bove, Guyer & Regules and Weronika Pelc, Wardynski & Partners. WSG thanks Gary Assim, WSG Chairman 2015-2016, Ms. Bove and Ms. Pelc, Directors 2012-2016, for their exemplary years of service.

Newly Elected Directors:

Dirk W. Kolvenbach, Partner - Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek, Germany

Dirk Kolvenbach is Partner at German legal firm Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek where his focused practice areas include employment, private clients and corporate M&A. Mr. Kolvenbach has served on WSG’s European Regional Council since 2014, currently serves as chair of the Council, and diligently attends WSG events. Heuking Kuhn Luer Wojtek has been an active member of the WSG network since 2005 and has hosted many WSG events including the 2008 Annual Meeting and the 2014 European Regional Meeting.

Putri Noor Shariza Noordin, Partner - Shearn Delamore & Co., Malaysia

Putri Noor Shariza Noordin is Partner at Shearn Delamore & Co. She is also a member of the Corporate & Commercial and Infrastructure & Projects Practice Groups. At the firm, Ms. Noordin is involved in the provision of comprehensive legal service and representation of both foreign and local clients in corporate finance, company law and commercial law, and she has served as Chair and member of WSG’s Asia Pacific Regional Council in 2013 and 2014. Shearn Delamore & Co. joined WSG in 2002 and recently hosted a successful Asia Pacific Regional Meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

Koos Pretorius, Director - ENSafrica, South Africa

Koos Pretorius is a Director at ENSafrica and jointly leads and manages the firm’s corporate commercial department, which is the largest department of its kind in Africa. Mr. Pretorius also continues to practice as an attorney in the ENSafrica corporate commercial department, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, hostile take-overs and corporate restructures. ENSafrica has been an active member since 2012, hosting the 2014 Africa/Middle East Regional Meeting and the 2016 Annual Meeting in South Africa.

Judith Whitehead, Managing Partner - Graham Thompson – Bahamas

Judith Whitehead is Managing Partner at Graham Thompson, and prior to this role she served as Litigation Partner at the firm. As Managing Partner, she supports negotiating agreements with the government on major property and multi-use developments and leads Graham Thompson's immigration & naturalization practice group. Ms. Whitehead has served as Chair and member of WSG’s Caribbean Regional Council since 2011 and has sat on the Board since 2012. Her firm, Graham Thompson has been a WSG member since 2005 and co-hosted the 2014 Meeting of the Americas.

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